Method of selectively coating a wood composite, and coated wood composite

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method of selectively coating wood composites in a single step, while maintaining registration of the coating to the design of the molded or contoured wood composite. The invention also is directed to a structure provided by preparing a wood composite according to the inventive method.

1. A semi-finished wood composite structure comprising:
 a) a wood composite substrate;  
 b) one or more die-cut foil pieces uniformly coating at least one portion of a surface of the wood composite, said die-cut foil pieces comprising a removable carrier film with a transferable film thereon; and  
 c) an overlaying foil uniformly coating the surface of the wood composite and said die-cut foil pieces, said overlaying foil comprising a removable carrier film with a transferable film thereon.  
 
   
   
     2. The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the wood composite possesses a smooth surface. 
   
   
     3. The structure of  claim 2 , wherein the wood composite possesses an embossed grain pattern. 
   
   
     4. The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the wood composite possesses a textured surface. 
   
   
     5. The structure of  claim 4 , wherein the wood composite possesses an embossed grain pattern. 
   
   
     6. The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the wood composite is a molded wood composite, post-molded wood composite, or semi-molded wood composite. 
   
   
     7. The structure of  claim 6 , wherein the wood composite included both flat surface portions and contoured surface portions. 
   
   
     8. The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the overlaying foil has been removed from the portion(s) covered by one or more die-cut foil pieces. 
   
   
     9. The structure of  claim 6 , wherein the wood composite is a fiberboard. 
   
   
     10. The structure of  claim 9 , wherein the fiberboard is selected from the group consisting of hardboard and medium density fiberboard. 
   
   
     11. The structure of  claim 6 , wherein the molded wood composite has a thickness of about ⅛-inch to about 1⅝-inches. 
   
   
     12. The structure of claims  11 , wherein the molded wood composite has a thickness of about ⅛-inch to about ½-inch.